Vivid Kingdoms

[justplaycards]

I think these might do well

[kasuma99]

Nah, it won't do well man, only 3000% end of day one.

[GandalfPC]

He will need a good percentage of the proceeds for medical costs to repair his signing hand

[BaconWise]

Welcome surprise. As a well-known YouTube personality he could have easily just attached his name to the project and called it a day. Instead, he designed the deck and this project will bring a ton of non-collectors into the collecting world. Kudos and I think this looks great.

[GandalfPC]

Already #4 in most funded projects and looks like it will reach #3 today…. Perhaps even #2

Still climbing at just over 1k per minute

Looks like #3 within the hour - will be surprised if it doesn’t reach #1 before its over

Hit #3 and doesn’t appear to be slowing down…

Just hit #2

[sms69x]

Long time I have seen a project from a new designer that got me excited. Great artwork!
Would pledge more but shipping for add-ons is just crazy.

[justplaycards]

That's it... We have a new KS highest funder.

You think he will take the best seller prize as well? At this rate it seems almost certain I guess.

[Entaro]

Don't know who he is but cards are great which is all the convincing I need

[MagikFingerz]

Monochrome back design and one-way courts are two of my biggest pet peeves, so I won't be backing. The art is good though, there's no denying that.

[joeblow]

At $1m funding, he will be printing approximately 50,000 decks. And rising.

Never heard of him but quite impressive. Crossover decks by people who are popular in another realm have the potential to go huge. But these seem to be outliers in the card collecting universe.

[GandalfPC]

Monochrome back design and one-way courts are two of my biggest pet peeves, so I won't be backing. The art is good though, there's no denying that.

I do agree with you about mono backs and one way courts, but the art sold me the second I saw it - I’m all in

[vasta41]

Monochrome back design and one-way courts are two of my biggest pet peeves, so I won't be backing. The art is good though, there's no denying that.

+1

[jerichoholic]

Both USPC and Kickstarter will be throwing parties after this one, lol.

[EndersGame]

Here is the previous top most funded playing card projects of all time:
1. $630,300 - The Name of the Wind Art Deck by Elodin Enterprises
2. $589,660 - The Name of the Wind by Albino Dragon
3. $564,558 - MINT 2 by 52Kards
4. $477,229 - Jerry's Nugget by Expert Playing Card Company
5. $393,000 - The Eye of the Ocean by Stockholm17
6. $364,000 - The Photography Deck by Travel9to5
7. $321,052 - Anubis & Osiris Shadow by Steve Minty
8. $287,813 - The NOC Luxury Collection by Riffle Shuffle x House of Playing Cards
9. $265,200 - Arrow & Shield Playing Cards by Card Mafia
10. $250,887 - Kingdom & Kinghood by Artisan Playing Cards

Vivid Kingdoms has absolutely smashed the previous #1. It's now approaching over 20,000 backers, and already over $1.8 million in funding. At this point hitting $2 million isn't altogether unlikely.

I've suggested a few potential factors for this incredible success, along with some analysis, in this article: The First Ever Million Dollar Playing Card Project on Kickstarter

[rousselle]

You know... it's a good deck. But, holy schnikes, it's not THAT good!

[Entaro]

You know... it's a good deck. But, holy schnikes, it's not THAT good!

Lol this is what happens when you bring in a large following from outside the community

[GandalfPC]

Lots of new people - image from the bottom of the “community” tab stats

[HostileTraveler]

There was a 'super limited' (2500) release yesterday of a Limited Black Edition Collectors Deck that was supposed to go live on KS at noon EST but the platform broke so people couldn't add it. At some point hours later in the afternoon, the problem was fixed, but it seems like only those who were dedicated enough to stick around were able to grab one. Probably should have rescheduled the drop given all of the technical issues, but it is what it is. It's a cool deck, but not worth my time to sit and refresh a browser over for hours. There's a pretty epic comment chain on the KS page if anyone is interested. Seems to have some pretty diehard fans.

[Timmargh]

Only 2500 decks EVER! (Super rare & collectable!)

Collectable, maybe, but certainly not super rare.

[GandalfPC]

Certainly super rare to consider 2500 decks super rare

That being said, the number that don’t get used or tightly held vs the number of people that want them may make them feel super rare…

Figure that the various versions of this deck will account for the single largest print run of a custom deck - though I have little to base that on

[STLBluesNut]

super rare eh? there is also an ULTRA rare deck as well that every backer has a chance to get. Beat that! (designer adds super ultra mega rare deck lol)

[GandalfPC]

Forgot about the verbiage for the orange deck

It is his first deck, so I’ll give him a pass on not understanding the proper context… this time

Of course unless someone clues him in there is no way he will figure it out on his own

[Bradius]

Well, I had no idea this was going on, which is probably just as well. Anyway, I am in for a bit. Backer number 20,451.

[Timmargh]

[...] there is also an ULTRA rare deck as well that every backer has a chance to get. [...]

I like that he's adding that deck to random orders for free; it's a cool idea and I imagine that there will be some sold on eBay for a few quid.

[Entaro]

[...] there is also an ULTRA rare deck as well that every backer has a chance to get. [...]

I like that he's adding that deck to random orders for free; it's a cool idea and I imagine that there will be some sold on eBay for a few quid.

As a completionist I hate it

[Eric Lee]

super rare eh? there is also an ULTRA rare deck as well that every backer has a chance to get. Beat that! (designer adds super ultra mega rare deck lol)

This is begging for the classic Inigo Montoya retort!

[EndersGame]

Vivid Kingdoms has hit the magic $2 million.

And over half the supporters are first time ever Kickstarter backers.

[MagikFingerz]

And over half the supporters are first time ever Kickstarter backers.

Over two thirds, even. Damn.

[Decknowledgy]

Fulfillment period will be interesting then, we need a few popcorn booths for the comment section LOL

[GandalfPC]

Pretty sure most of the newbies are his YouTube fans, and will likely be horrifically patient with fulfillment - in contrast to how up in arms they were at people who took advantage of the ability to get two of the “rare” black decks - as they will treat Ten Hundred with all kindness that they kept in pocket while dealing with “greedy” patrons